ALBANY — Something its organizers are calling the Upper Hudson Valley NanoFest has been scheduled for 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at The Hollow Bar + Kitchen, 79 North Pearl Street, next to the Capital Repertory Theater. Five local nanobreweries will be featuring their porters, stouts, IPAs and other craft beers — Green Wolf […]
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Despite the increasing number of sparkling wines produced by New York State wineries and their colleagues across the nation, shipments of Champagne from the eponymous region of France to the U.S. continue to grow. The Champagne Bureau, USA, today announced final figures for 2014 that showed more than 19.2 million bottles of Champagne were shipped, […]
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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Here’s a spirits pairing dinner that sounds perfect for bourbon aficionados or those who want to expand their experience with the brown gold. Boca Bistro has planned a dinner for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, that will feature a trio of rare bourbons from the highly-regarded Old Van Winkle Distillery. Reservations, which […]
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MILLBROOK — There are numerous ways to learn the ins and outs of viticulture. Classroom study, apprenticeships, and similar training that runs into the thousands of dollars come to mind. However, Milbrook Vineyards and Winery in the Hudson Valley has an alternative, announced today. An eight-part, year-long “Winegrowing Boot Camp” series focusing on the viticulture […]
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Inside the Valatie Bar & Grill. VALATIE — The six-month-old Valatie Bar & Grill is planning a regional French wine and small plate tasting. Guests may arrive at any time from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, to participate. This is the venue’s second in a series of what it calls “focused regional wine […]
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I’ve just added a Facebook version of my “Dowd On Drinks” blog that appears on timesunion.com. That will allow those of you who spend any time on Facebook to peruse the links on the new page, then go right to the ones you want rather than having to move in and out of various sites. […]
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Interested in a whiskey tasting without benefit of seeing the samples? That’s what is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. Patrick’s Day, when I’m interviewed by Joe Donahue on WAMC Northeast Public Radio. It’s a resumption of such tasting chats we began several years ago, ably abetted by WAMC newsman Ray Graf, a fan of […]
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